Statistics

A preseason look at the stats that matter for Indiana

Alex Bozich — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:39:39 +0000

While it’s true talent is the biggest factor in winning big at any level in sports, there are also numbers and trends that we can correlate to success. Advanced statistics are the reason why Ken Pomeroy’s ratings are often more ...

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Data dive: A look at IU’s second half struggles

Seth Hendrickson — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 14:01:42 +0000

Editor’s note: Only conference games were considered in this analysis. One of the topics covered earlier this year was Indiana’s propensity for close games and their struggles to win those games. Not only has Indiana played in a lot of ...

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Data dive: What wins in close games?

Seth Hendrickson — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 19:13:27 +0000

One of the harsh realities of Indiana’s season thus far is that, in so many games, they’ve been really close. How close? Six of their eight Big Ten losses have been by seven or less points and the average margin ...

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Big Ten Geeks on IU’s rim defense

Staff — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 19:54:57 +0000

Big Ten Geeks: Getting Defensive Indiana is allowing a ton of looks at the rim, but the Hoosiers rank ninth in the nation in defensive effective field goal percentage. How can that be? You guessed it–shot-blocking. Indiana is tops in ...

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The decline of Indiana’s offense

Ryan Corazza — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:32:43 +0000

There’s been plenty of conversation in the days following Indiana’s loss to Syracuse on just what went wrong. Some blamed the coaching. Poor preparation against the zone, they said. Others blamed the players. After all, the coaching staff wasn’t out there missing all ...

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Big Ten Geeks on IU’s 3-point shooting

Ryan Corazza — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:46:41 +0000

Big Ten Geeks on IU’s 3-point shooting: The Hoosiers are, predictably, shooting worse than last season, but not by much. Indiana is hitting 40 percent from deep, maintaining the three-point shot as a very valuable weapon. Note that the team ...

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Indiana vs. the Big Ten: Team stats

Ryan Corazza — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:10:23 +0000

The Big Ten season starts in less than a month. Every men’s basketball team has played at least six games; seven have played either seven or eight games. That puts more than half the conference at or near the quarter ...

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With Big Ten season upon us, a look at the numbers

Ryan Corazza — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:40:53 +0000

Twelve non-conference games in the books. And twelve victories for Indiana. With an assist from KenPom, here’s a look at where the Hoosiers’ strong start stacks up with their conference foes as the Big Ten season kicks off this evening: ...

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That’s A Wrap: Team Defense

Ryan Corazza — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:20:44 +0000

Welcome to “That’s A Wrap,” our attempt to make some sense of the 2010-11 season. Sit back. Relax. Grab some popcorn. Get your read on. Today: Indiana’s Team Defense. Final Stats: 68.2 ppg, 43.3 FG %, 36.4 3PT %, 49.6 ...

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Thirteen games in, a look at the numbers

Ryan Corazza — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:18:56 +0000

A little over a month ago, I took a look at Indiana’s efficiency numbers just four games into the Big Ten season. Things were not pretty on the defensive end. Have things changed with a larger sample size? Read on: ...

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Four games into Big Ten play, a look at the numbers

Ryan Corazza — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 21:31:51 +0000

Four games is only representative of 22.2 percent of Indiana’s 18-game slog through the Big Ten schedule. There are a lot of games left on the docket — which, may further downward spiral your funk about this team, or give ...

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A deeper look at Indiana’s strong start

Ryan Corazza — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:51:17 +0000

All stats below are from Ken Pomeroy, unless otherwise noted. Six games in November against lesser talent isn’t an ideal measuring stick for any college basketball team. Yet, there still exists enough encouraging signs that even when the Hoosiers play ...

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That’s A Wrap: Lessons in PER

Ryan Corazza — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:52:45 +0000

Welcome to “That’s A Wrap,” our attempt to um, wrap up the 2009-10 season. Sit back. Relax. Grab some popcorn. Get your read on. I’m not sure how many of y’all are familiar with John Hollinger’s player efficiency rating (PER) ...

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That’s A Wrap: Improvement in numbers

Ryan Corazza — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:30:49 +0000

Welcome to “That’s A Wrap,” our attempt to um, wrap up the 2009-10 season. Sit back. Relax. Grab some popcorn. Get your read on. All stats on this post come from the indispensable Kenpom.com. The Hoosiers lost 11 straight Big ...

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A long, hard look at the Hoosiers

Ryan Corazza — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:56:07 +0000

Many of you have your gripes about IU’s defense, and it’s justifiable. Many of you have gripes about IU’s offense. That, too, is justifiable. For the purposes of this post, I’m going to dig into some specifics on both sides ...

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Five games in, a look at pace and efficiency

Ryan Corazza — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:02:40 +0000

On Monday, Matt touched on where we are mentally with this team right now. It’s summed up quite nicely with this sentence: “Despite the influx of talent, IU basketball might not live up to the hopes some optimists placed on ...

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One thing IU ranks high in? Creating turnovers.

Ryan Corazza — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:38:56 +0000

Peering at Ken Pomeroy’s ratings, you will see very high numbers next to Indiana’s stats. This is because they rank near the bottom of Division I basketball in a lot of categories. Here’s a quick run through as of yesterday, ...

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